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	You can obtain JE by visiting the 
    JE download page: <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/downloads/index.html" target="_top">http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/berkeleydb/downloads/index.html</a>.
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      <p>To install JE, simple untar or unzip the distribution to the directory of your choice. If
    you use unzip, make sure to specify the <code class="literal">-U</code> option in
    order to preserve case.</p>
      <p>For more information on installing JE, 
	see <span class="emphasis"><em>JE_HOME</em></span><code class="literal">/docs/relnotes.html</code>,
    where <span class="emphasis"><em>JE_HOME</em></span> is the directory where you unpacked
	JE.</p>
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            You can use JE with your application by adding 
            <span class="emphasis"><em>JE_HOME</em></span><code class="literal">/lib/je-&lt;version&gt;.jar</code>
            to your application's classpath.
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      <p>Beyond this manual, you can find documentation for JE at
	<span class="emphasis"><em>JE_HOME</em></span><code class="literal">/docs/index.html</code> directory. In
    particular, complete Javadoc for the JE API set is available at <span class="emphasis"><em>JE_HOME</em></span><code class="literal">/docs/java/index.html</code>.</p>
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